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Bristol named one of UK’s best places to live in 2022
In what is becoming an almost annual tradition, the Sunday Times has named Bristol as one of the best places to live in the UK.
Cue arguments about Londoners comin’ over ‘ere, buying our houses and calling white trainers plimsolls rather than daps.
The newspaper’s reasons for the latest accolade include two universities, good schooling, buoyant job opportunities a passionate environmental drive and a packed calendar of events.
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“The graffiti on show today is proof that the city retains its independent, creative spirit and an urban edge that’s yet to be completely gentrified,” says the Sunday Times’ citation on Bristol.
“And of course there’s an anarchic edge, a point of pride for many residents. A history of rebellion stretching from the reform riots in 1831 to the dethroning of slaver trader Edward Colston from his plinth in 2020 demonstrate Bristolians’ continual determination to act on their beliefs.”
An anti-fascist rally took place in Bristol on Saturday – photo: Martin Booth
Sunday Times reporter Cathy Hawker writes that “the big question is which community to join”.
“Clifton, Redland and Cotham remain Bristol’s ‘golden triangle’. Bishopston and St Andrew’s, both close to
Gloucester Road, have a cool, bohemian edge, a firm favourite with young families…
“Southville, close to Bedminster and south of the centre, also offers relative value and the benefits of city life with the possibility of a garden.
“Regeneration projects in Greenbank are luring value-hunters to the east and also to gritty, arty and alternative Stokes Croft…
“Yes, there is real affluence mixed with deprivation, but the variation in wealth and ethnic backgrounds is what makes it better. Bristol certainly doesn’t have a monotone mindset or culture.”
Main photo: Martin Booth
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